Games Like Broken Armor

Between our world and the world beyond lie the Titan Souls, the spiritual source of all living things. Scattered amongst the ruins and guarded by the idle titans charged with their care, a solitary hero armed with a single arrow is assembling shards of the Titan Soul in a quest for truth and power.

Why similar: Difficult 31.7%, Pixel Graphics 26.7%, Action 10.2%, Top-Down 9.2%, Indie 8%

Why You'll Like It: Like Broken Armor, this game focuses on high-difficulty, top-down combat where every encounter feels like a lethal boss battle.

Downwell is a curious game about a young person venturing down a well in search of untold treasures with only his Gunboots to protect him.

Why similar: Difficult 20.9%, Pixel Graphics 19.5%, Arcade 14.7%, Retro 12%, Action 10.6%

Why You'll Like It: A masterclass in difficult, arcade-style pixel art gameplay that demands precision and quick reflexes.

Hotline Miami is a high-octane action game overflowing with raw brutality, hard-boiled gunplay and skull crushing close combat.

Why similar: Pixel Graphics 18.1%, Top-Down 17.7%, Retro 17.4%, Difficult 16.3%, Action 15.3%

Why You'll Like It: This title perfectly captures the fast-paced, top-down, and unforgiving arcade action found in Broken Armor.

Step into the greaves of King Arthur in this fantasy action roguelite and wield the Broken Excalibur in a quest to rescue the scattered citizens of Camelot, vanquish the calamitous Void Giant, and escape from the Astral Dimension once and for all.

Why similar: Roguelike 32.9%, Action 23.9%, Top-Down 21.1%, 2D 16.6%, Singleplayer 5.5%

Why You'll Like It: Features a knight protagonist in a fast-paced action setting that mirrors the thematic elements of the seed game.

A game about parrying, attacking, and overcoming difficult foes

Why similar: Indie 34.4%, Difficult 30.9%, Action 14.6%, Pixel Graphics 10.3%, Arcade 8.2%

Why You'll Like It: A difficult, sword-focused action game that shares the knightly theme and punishing combat style of Broken Armor.

Bleed 2 is a relentless arcade action game featuring air-dodging, bullet-reflecting, and tons of bosses. Now with randomly-generated levels and daily challenges, too!

Why similar: Action 33.3%, Indie 22%, Arcade 19.8%, Pixel Graphics 15.7%, 2D 9.3%

Why You'll Like It: This game offers intense, arcade-style action with a focus on difficult boss encounters and tight, responsive controls.

Steal everything you can and flee from the Burning Knight's castle in this action-packed roguelike! The game features tight bullet hell, tons of items, characters to meet... and secrets!

Why similar: Difficult 31.5%, Roguelike 24.6%, Pixel Graphics 16.4%, Action 11.1%, 2D 9.4%

Why You'll Like It: A top-down dungeon crawler that blends challenging combat with a retro pixel aesthetic.

Enter the Gungeon is a bullet hell dungeon crawler following a band of misfits seeking to shoot, loot, dodge roll and table-flip their way to personal absolution by reaching the legendary Gungeon’s ultimate treasure: the gun that can kill the past.

Why similar: Difficult 24.2%, Pixel Graphics 22.9%, Roguelike 21.9%, Top-Down 9.8%, Action 7.3%

Why You'll Like It: A top-down roguelike that features the same challenging, arcade-style combat and pixel-art aesthetic.

The skies are aflame and the seas will overflow with wreckage in Vlambeer’s stylish arcade shooter LUFTRAUSERS! Take to the skies in customized fighter planes to battle battleships, submarines, and rival aces for glory, honor, and high scores.

Why similar: Pixel Graphics 19.9%, Arcade 19.1%, Action 14.3%, Retro 13.7%, Indie 11.6%

Why You'll Like It: An arcade-focused top-down shooter that emphasizes score-attack mechanics and high-intensity combat.

Infernax is the adventures of a great knight who returns to his homeland only to find it plagued with unholy magic. Uncover the mysteries of the curse and face the consequences of your actions.

Why similar: Retro 29.5%, Pixel Graphics 25.8%, Action 17.8%, Indie 12.1%, 2D 10.9%

Why You'll Like It: A retro-inspired action game that delivers challenging combat and a dark, knight-themed atmosphere.

Nuclear Throne is a post-apocalyptic roguelike-like top-down shooter. Not 'the final hope of humanity' post-apocalyptic, but 'humanity is extinct and mutants and monsters now roam the world' post-apocalyptic. Can you reach the Nuclear Throne?

Why similar: Difficult 25.3%, Roguelike 23.1%, Pixel Graphics 18.9%, Action 10.4%, Indie 9.4%

Why You'll Like It: This fast-paced top-down shooter provides the same chaotic, difficult, and arcade-inspired gameplay loop.

Return to the Golden Age of arcades with a hardcore action platformer that pulls no punches! Possesses all the hallmarks of true classics like Super Ghouls 'N Ghosts (SNES), Rastan Saga (Arcade), Castlevania (NES) and more with precise controls, high challenge, and meticulous design.

Why similar: Difficult 32.1%, Retro 19.5%, Action 13.6%, Arcade 9.3%, Indie 9.2%

Why You'll Like It: A brutally difficult retro-style action game that captures the punishing nature of classic arcade titles.

Vlambeer's SUPER CRATE BOX is coming to bring back the glory of the golden arcade age, when all that really mattered was getting on that high score list. Grab your baseball cap and loosen your pants, it's time to fight endless hordes of enemies and collect every weapon crate you can.

Why similar: Pixel Graphics 22%, Action 14.6%, Difficult 13.8%, Indie 12.3%, Arcade 12.2%

Why You'll Like It: A pure arcade score-attack game that focuses on frantic, high-difficulty action in a confined space.

A journey of a lost samurai. Encounter five samurai and challenge them to a duel. Unleash your katana strike and deflect incoming attacks. Fight for honor or die with shame.

Why similar: Difficult 38.6%, Pixel Graphics 26.4%, Indie 13.8%, Action 12.8%, 2D 5.5%

Why You'll Like It: A difficult, pixel-art action game that focuses on tight, sword-based combat mechanics.

Explore a beautiful, vast and ruined world riddled with dangers and lost technologies.

Why similar: Pixel Graphics 30.9%, Difficult 28.2%, Action 12.1%, Indie 10.9%, Top-Down 9.8%

Why You'll Like It: A top-down action game that emphasizes difficult combat and beautiful, retro-inspired pixel art.

Katana ZERO is a stylish neo-noir, action-platformer featuring breakneck action and instant-death combat. Slash, dash, and manipulate time to unravel your past in a beautifully brutal acrobatic display.

Why similar: Pixel Graphics 30.7%, Difficult 18.9%, Action 17.4%, Retro 13.4%, Indie 9.1%

Why You'll Like It: A high-difficulty, stylish action game that rewards precision and quick decision-making in combat.

Bard's Gold is a challenging platformer that let's you explore eerie worlds in a quest for a Goblin that stole your gold. Help the Bard to overcome the dungeon’s many dangerous perils and use your new-found treasures to improve your character and to buy new weapons and gear!

Why similar: Difficult 26.2%, Action 24.2%, Pixel Graphics 20.4%, Indie 18.9%, Roguelike 10.4%

Why You'll Like It: A challenging, retro-style platformer that emphasizes arcade mechanics and exploration.

Set in the Dark Ages, Devious Dungeon is a medieval focused action platformer with RPG styled upgrades.

Why similar: Difficult 23%, Roguelike 13.8%, Arcade 13.7%, Retro 13.3%, Pixel Graphics 13%

Why You'll Like It: A dungeon-crawling action game that offers a difficult, retro-inspired experience.

Reaping souls of the dead and punching a clock might get monotonous but it's honest work for a Crow. The job gets lively when your assigned soul is stolen and you must track down a desperate thief to a realm untouched by death - where creatures grow far past their expiry.

Why similar: Action 72.4%, Indie 27.6%

Why You'll Like It: A top-down action-adventure game that features challenging combat encounters and a distinct, polished aesthetic.

The once peaceful Kingdom of Gorudo is threatened by an evil presence. The only hope for salvation is Cyrus!

Why similar: Retro 23.8%, Pixel Graphics 21.3%, Arcade 19.9%, Indie 14%, Action 12.3%

Why You'll Like It: An arcade-style game that blends retro pixel aesthetics with challenging, physics-based action.

Thorn, an old warrior worn down by decades of vim and violence, roams a world undone in search of his lost daughter. Dodge, parry & cleave your way out of brutal clashes in this 2D top-down action RPG, and discover the bone-chilling tale of Thorn's crusade to make his family whole again.

Why similar: Pixel Graphics 32.6%, Top-Down 22.7%, Indie 15.5%, Action 12.8%, 2D 10.9%

Why You'll Like It: A pixel-art action game that features a dark, knight-centric narrative and challenging combat.

A simple, fast paced platformer with one small change: Your character can't run. Play as an adorable robot named Blitz and help it escape the factory it was built in. The only problem is, it seems like everything is trying to break you!

Why similar: Difficult 27.3%, Action 26.8%, Indie 20.3%, Pixel Graphics 19%, 2D 6.6%

Why You'll Like It: A fast-paced, difficult arcade game that tests your reflexes and precision in a retro style.

Karma Knight is a fast paced 2D side-scrolling platform action game with stylish combat. Find hidden items in the stages, collect different spells, defeat the enemies as you gain more experience and enjoy the overall platform action game style.

Why similar: Action 45%, Indie 32.6%, Difficult 14.4%, 2D 5.7%, Singleplayer 2.4%

Why You'll Like It: A challenging 2D action game that emphasizes fast-paced combat and platforming precision.

Caveblazers is a challenging and brutal roguelike platformer. Journey into a mysterious cave, fighting orcs and goblins with an abundance of weapons and magical items! Make friends along the way, then watch in despair as they are crushed in to a bloody pulp under a troll's fist.

Why similar: Difficult 21.8%, Pixel Graphics 21.5%, Retro 18.7%, Roguelike 17.9%, Action 9.9%

Why You'll Like It: A difficult action-platformer with roguelite elements that captures the intensity of arcade-style combat.

Shovel Knight: Treasure Trove is the complete Shovel Knight collection, containing all 5 games in the epic saga! Dig, blast, slash, and bash your way through a fantastical, 8-bit inspired world of pixel-perfect platforming, memorable characters, and world-class action-adventure gameplay.

Why similar: Retro 28.7%, Pixel Graphics 24.5%, Difficult 13.1%, Indie 10.1%, 2D 9.7%

Why You'll Like It: A definitive retro-inspired action game that captures the spirit of classic, difficult platformers.

Broforce is an action-packed side-scrolling run ‘n’ gun ode to freedom, putting you in control of an under-funded, overpowered paramilitary organization dealing exclusively in excessive force.

Why similar: Pixel Graphics 28.6%, Action 22.2%, Retro 17.2%, 2D 12.9%, Indie 10.1%

Why You'll Like It: A chaotic, retro-style action game that emphasizes high-octane combat and arcade-like destruction.

Minit is a peculiar little adventure played sixty seconds at a time.

Why similar: Pixel Graphics 35.9%, Retro 22.1%, Indie 18.8%, 2D 9.7%, Action 5.7%

Why You'll Like It: A top-down, retro-style adventure that uses a unique time-based mechanic to create a tense, arcade-like experience.

The jailer is the key, kill him and you’ll be free. Fight your way free in this ultra-responsive, fast-paced sword-fighting and dual-stick shooting game.

Why similar: Difficult 37.9%, Top-Down 26.8%, Action 18.1%, Indie 12.2%, Singleplayer 5%

Why You'll Like It: A boss-rush action game that focuses on extreme difficulty and precise, pattern-based combat.

Classic platformer in the style of Pixel-art. The main character goes to the world of 8-bit games to save his girlfriend. Help him to find new abilities and find out who is behind the abduction of the girl.

Why similar: Action 55.5%, Indie 44.5%

Why You'll Like It: A retro-style action-adventure game that pays homage to classic, difficult 8-bit titles.

An adventure game with focus on acrobatics and discovering secrets. Classic platformer gameplay in the spirit of the 8-bit era games.

Why similar: Retro 31.7%, Pixel Graphics 22.9%, Arcade 14.5%, Action 14.2%, 2D 7.5%

Eugene must battle aliens and the undead in search of a truck rim, as it seems to be his ticket home.

Why similar: Retro 18.2%, Pixel Graphics 17%, Top-Down 14.2%, Difficult 13.8%, Indie 13.7%

HOLY GRAIL for DUMMIES is a colorful and absurd action-platformer about Buckethead, a hero past his prime, in a world that, let's be honest, has seen better days...

Why similar: Pixel Graphics 33.4%, Action 25.7%, 2D 21.3%, Indie 11.3%, Singleplayer 8.3%

Sir Lovelot is on a quest to find the love of his life. Join him in this wacky tight platformer, where impressing cheeky damsels is harder than a heart of stone!

Why similar: Difficult 24.1%, Retro 19.6%, Pixel Graphics 18.1%, Score Attack 11.9%, Indie 8.6%

Bucket Knight: A pixelated platformer adventure! Help the valiant knight find the Holy Grail, make money to pay his loan, and survive deadly dungeons. Shoot enemies, avoid traps, and collect treasures. Classic run-and-gun action awaits!

Why similar: Retro 19.1%, Roguelike 16.6%, Pixel Graphics 16.6%, Arcade 16.4%, Action 13.1%

There's only You, the brave Sergio Fox, the parcel and the destination point!

Why similar: Retro 20.7%, Difficult 20.2%, Pixel Graphics 17%, Action 12.3%, Arcade 11.7%

In Fantasy world, evil knights are threatening the equilibrium, Only you can fight them to restore the peace and the good balance of things.

Why similar: Pixel Graphics 87.4%, Singleplayer 12.6%

Knight's Try is a tough platformer with retro 64 bit 3D graphics. Take on the role of an honorable Knight of Trye attempting to complete their sacred trial by leaping through a world full of perilous pitfalls and dangerous traps!

Why similar: Action 58.1%, Retro 35.2%, Indie 4.5%, Singleplayer 2.2%

Bobby from Team HOT GUNS has a job to locate and secure the legendary Money Tree.

Why similar: Action 24%, Pixel Graphics 21.2%, Indie 18.1%, Retro 17.7%, 2D 9.5%

Rush to Adventure is a retro fantasy speedrunning adventure. Inspired by classic NES titles like Zelda, Mario and Castlevania. You awaken on the shore of a cursed island. Your only way off the island is to fight the monsters and lift the curse.

Why similar: Action 19.1%, Retro 15.1%, Score Attack 15%, Pixel Graphics 14.4%, Indie 14.1%

Explore a kingdom overrun by evil magic as you fight foes with your own magical bow in this retro inspired action-adventure platformer.

Why similar: Retro 26.5%, Pixel Graphics 26.4%, Action 19.3%, 2D 12.3%, Indie 11.5%

Against Great Darkness is a brick-breaking, bullet hell, roguelite where you play as a pagan trying to escape Hell's maw. Trigger relics by keeping your disks bouncing, experience unique events where you can obtain incredible loot, and battle hellish bosses while always keeping an eye on your disks.

Why similar: Retro 21.2%, Arcade 19.6%, Roguelike 16%, Top-Down 15.8%, Action 14.8%

Kautic is an action platform game where villagers from a little Town have been petrified and now Kautic, the Bald Wizard, has the hard mission of saving them, but he will need to venture into a world controlled by evil creatures.

Why similar: Action 33%, Indie 24.9%, Difficult 17.5%, Pixel Graphics 16.5%, 2D 8.1%

A 8-bit retro action platformer that goes beyond just pixels and chiptunes

Why similar: Action 28.3%, Retro 25.5%, Pixel Graphics 20%, Indie 18.6%, 2D 7.7%

Play as a fearsome knight on a journey filled with challenges. Use a variety of abilities and powerups to take down enemies in an abandoned, torn by war castle.

Why similar: Indie 34.2%, Difficult 27.1%, Pixel Graphics 22%, 2D 11.8%, Singleplayer 4.9%

Help the Valiant Knight to save a beautiful Princess.

Why similar: Action 74.4%, Indie 25.6%

Abort, Retry, Fail is a top-down roguelike action adventure in which you play as a lazy programmer that has to generate his own weapon and shoot his way through hordes of enemies. Are you brave enough to help him escape from computer hell of Windows 98?

Why similar: Top-Down 28.3%, Action 26.6%, Pixel Graphics 19.4%, 2D 15%, Indie 7.9%

Take up your weapon in this RPG bullet-hell world and embark on a journey to right wrongs from long ago. Only you can defeat the evil forces of the Undying guardians and reunite the world with the fabled Archvale.

Why similar: Pixel Graphics 31.6%, Action 26.9%, 2D 11.2%, Difficult 10.4%, Top-Down 8.1%

Join brave sir Lootalot on his epic quest in this little Zelda-lite adventure. Explore and fight your way through the dangerous dungeons filled with traps, puzzles and magical artifacts. And, of course, show the evil bosses who is the real boss here.

Why similar: Retro 27.2%, Pixel Graphics 21.3%, Action 20.9%, Indie 16.6%, 2D 10.2%

Embark on a quest for revenge in Lords of Exile, an 8-bit side-scrolling action platformer set in the far Lands of Exilia. With classic retro mechanics and linear level design in 8-bit graphics.

Why similar: Retro 24.4%, Pixel Graphics 20%, Arcade 18.7%, Action 14.2%, 2D 10.3%

You are Ryan, a barbarian warrior and you've got to keep back to the realm the Black Jewel, stolen by Darkor.

Why similar: Retro 35.8%, Action 24.9%, Pixel Graphics 22.4%, Indie 16.9%

Brotank is a bullet-hell roguelike game. You play as a bounty hunter driving a tank through a post-apocalyptic wasteland—rescuing allies, upgrading gear, customizing your war machine, surviving relentless enemy waves, and ultimately becoming a legend!

Why similar: Retro 32.8%, Pixel Graphics 18.6%, Roguelike 18.4%, Action 14.1%, Indie 11.6%

Master Key is a top-down adventure game with a strong focus on item-based exploration and secrets. Embark on a journey to discover what that key could be used for and meet colorful characters!

Why similar: Retro 27.6%, Pixel Graphics 22%, Top-Down 15.6%, Action 11.2%, 2D 11.2%

Be the only knight, defeat skeleton army and find treasure

Why similar: Action 57.6%, Indie 42.4%

Slash and Dash, raise your army, learn powerful combos and take back your land!

Why similar: Action 39.2%, Indie 24.7%, Arcade 16.3%, 2D 15.4%, Singleplayer 4.4%

Rebellion is a souls like and roguelite action game about your revenge saga. Unfairly imprisoned, you seek to cross swords with the King again, for the last time! Escape the jail, explore the castle and it's different areas and layouts, find and recruit allies, choose to fight or sneak from enemies.

Why similar: Difficult 46%, Roguelike 28.9%, Action 18.7%, Singleplayer 6.4%

This is a game that you will become weaker.You are a powerful magic knight, but you need sacrifice them to arrive the next floor.Until you lost everything,like a mortal challenged the constantly growing devil king.The only thing left in the end is your exquisite swordsmanship and brave heart.

Why similar: Pixel Graphics 41.8%, Indie 19.6%, Action 16.4%, 2D 15.2%, Singleplayer 6.9%

Top-down action-adventure with elemental magic gameplay. Guided by guilt, you embark on a journey to restore the elements in a dying world. Harness and master elemental powers to fight enemies, solve puzzles, and explore a vast world filled with ancient temples.

Why similar: Retro 25.8%, Top-Down 24.2%, Pixel Graphics 20%, Action 11.1%, 2D 10.3%

Battle Princess Madelyn is a game that follows the journey of a young knight in training, Madelyn, and her ghostly pet dog, Fritzy. Join them as they set out on a journey to save her kingdom and her family from the clutches of an evil wizard!

Why similar: Retro 19.6%, Action 18.5%, Pixel Graphics 17.6%, Difficult 15.9%, Indie 13.6%

You, who was born in a world full of darkness, should wander this hollowed land to find the Relics for a person who created you. However, fallen and lost souls with trap-filled trials await in your course of doing so. Can you survive in this crumbling world and start a new era?

Why similar: Action 33.9%, Difficult 29.8%, Indie 23.8%, 2D 9.2%, Singleplayer 3.3%